Council and Fund board changes effective July 1Mary Hinton, president of the College of Saint Benedict, has been selected as the new chair of the board of the Minnesota Private College Council and Minnesota Private College Fund. Four new community members are joining the board — Walter Chelsey of Hennepin County Medical Center, Ajay K. Gupta of Ernst & Young, Jay Olson of Cargill and Angie Wordell of Graco Inc.

New Phillips Scholars dive into community service projectsSix Minnesota private college students are diving into community service projects this summer through the Phillips Scholars program. The student-designed projects focus on a range of communities and goals, from creating a mental illness awareness program in the Latino community to building leadership among Hmong boys.